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Certified Light Green Natural A Jadeite Carved Happy Buddha God Ruyi Pendant #3-1226
$ 110.00
- Certified Light Green Natural A Jadeite Carved Happy Buddha God Ruyi Pendant #3-1226
- Portrait Pendant of Budai
- The name "Budai" literally means "cloth sack", and refers to the bag Budai is usually depicted carrying as He wanders aimlessly. His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguish Him from most Buddhist Masters.
- He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence His nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha". As Budai is traditionally depicted as overweight and having a huge stomach (possibly a symbol of Abundance or Forgiveness) and many stories surrounding Budai involve His love of food and drink.
- He is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especially in the Western World, and is often mistaken by Westerners to be the original Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.
- App. Length/High 49mm x Wide 41.5mm x Thickness: 6mm
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Highly skilled Traditional Artisan hand carving from China.
- Shown with Certificate of Authenticity. The Tag on the back of the Pendant refers to the Certificate # as Identification
- Jadeite is found in rocks that formed under higher pressure than Nephrite. Most known deposits of Jadeite occur along, or near faults in Serpentinites. Examples of this type of deposit are found in Burma, Guatemala, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan, Guyana, Surinam, Southern Europe, Russia and China.